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e-938 (Sexual consent)

E-petition
Initiated by Ali Baqer from Fort McMurray, Alberta

Original language of petition: English

Petition to the House of Commons

Whereas:
  • At present, the law for consent to sexual activities for ages 12-14 and 14-16 with exceptions gives these individuals some rights without the parent's or guardian’s consent;
  • In the case of pregnancy from the sexual consent of this age, with few exceptions, it falls on the parents/guardian to provide support for the teenager;
  • Teenagers are dependents themselves and they might not be able to provide for their dependents, and as such might not have the life skills older individuals do;
  • Young individuals might not be financially capable of providing for another human being;
  • The current law does not take into consideration the parents;
  • This amendment would enable the parents to be held accountable in order to nurture and guide their families to a better life and future, and
  • It is a fact that Canadian and the Canadian Institute for Health Information's statistics indicate in 2013, that 10,255 abortions took place with individuals aged under 19 years old and 9,069 in 2014 with most counted as victims.
We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to change the current Federal law regarding sexual consent passed in 2008, by replacing it with the following amendment: Raise the age of consent to sexual activity from 16 years to 18 years, with no exceptions to the ages 12-14 and 14-16 years without the guardian's or parent's consent. The ages of 16 to 18 allowing sexual consent with the guardian's or parent's consent would be exempt.
Open for signature
March 17, 2017, at 9:13 a.m. (EDT)
Closed for signature
July 15, 2017, at 9:13 a.m. (EDT)
Photo - David Yurdiga
Fort McMurray—Cold Lake
Conservative Caucus
Alberta